John Hendrickson @johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I spent much of the spring and early summer getting to know Ben Cornish, who makes his living impersonating Leonardo DiCaprio. Why does he do it? Why do people pay him for it? And are any of us living truly unique lives? www.esquire.com/entertainmen... 000
John Hendrickson @johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 09/08/2026In today’s paper! www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/s... 021
John Hendrickson @johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Hung out with Jack Johnson in pursuit of the secret to happiness: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/s...nytimes.comStressed? Overwhelmed? Have You Tried Being Jack Johnson Instead?His frozen-in-time anthems, odes to going with the flow, are the soundtrack to a summer of “hopecore.” 050
Reposted by John HendricksonCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Dylan, on life in your 80’s, is incredible. @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o... 230119713099
Reposted by John HendricksonWill Leitch @williamfleitch.bsky.social · 11/06/2026nymag.com/intelligence...nymag.comWe’ll Never See Anything Quite Like That AgainA Knicks team defined by its tenacity found a way to win in the most exhilarating way possible. 2253
Reposted by John HendricksonJonathan Bernstein @jonbern.bsky.social · 28/05/2026this is not true, and this guy doesn't speak for me! nymag.com/intelligence... 2996036721
John Hendrickson @johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Still can't believe Cola isn't a bigger band www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMGG...youtube.comCola - Fainting Spells (Official Audio)YouTube video by Fire Talk 030
John Hendrickson @johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 21/04/2026"The smartphone, for many, seems to be a sort of failed lucid dreaming mechanism." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Mind-Altering Power of Lucid Dreaming 020
Reposted by John HendricksonBen Mullin @benmullin.bsky.social · 20/04/2026SCOOP with Elizabeth Williamson: The Onion has a new plan to take over Infowars. It has entered into an agreement to license the Infowars brand and plans to operate it as a comedy site. A Texas judge must approve the deal. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/b...nytimes.comThe Onion Has a New Plan to Take Over Infowars 121131200
Reposted by John HendricksonDustin Volz @dustinvolz.bsky.social · 02/04/2026"Listen, I may not be part of the solution here in any fundamental way,” he said. “But I’m not part of the problem. And that’s something.” www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/s...nytimes.comCan a Journalist Be a Celebrity Anymore? 0132
Reposted by John HendricksonEllen @elcush.bsky.social · 17/03/2026for the April issue, I wrote about my amazing grandmother, the forgotten women pilots of World War II, and the nature of progress: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...theatlantic.comThe Forgotten Female Pilots of World War IIThe WASPs risked their lives flying for the Army. But for decades, the U.S. government refused to recognize their military service. 24113
John Hendrickson @johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 11/03/2026What more could you want www.curbed.com/article/robe...curbed.comRobert Frank and June Leaf’s Bleecker Street Studio Is for SaleThe artist couple first moved to the building in the 1970s but left plenty intact from its SRO days. 130
John Hendrickson @johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 10/03/202671 in NYC. In some sense you have to admire this absolute unit 2100
John Hendrickson @johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 06/03/2026"It’s appalling to me that I even have to defend myself against a television show. These are not creative embellishments of personality. They are assertions about conduct — and they are false." www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Daryl Hannah: How Can ‘Love Story’ Get Away With This? 001
Reposted by John HendricksonLuke Russert @lukerussert.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Last year when I was checking into a hotel, the desk person was wearing Meta glasses. I kindly asked them to take them off. They were annoyed. I said, “I do not consent to you looking at my credit card and ID with Meta glasses on.” My instincts were correct: www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comICO writes to Meta over 'concerning' AI smart glasses reportVideos, including of glasses-wearers using the toilet or having sex, are sometimes reviewed by a Kenya-based subcontractor. 9461252429
Reposted by John Hendricksonerin mccann @mccanner.bsky.social · 04/03/2026One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her. Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...nytimes.comNo Help and Few Options for Travelers Stranded by Mideast Conflict 19555212155
Reposted by John HendricksonGarrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 03/03/2026When we talk about Baby Boomers not getting off the stage: In 1997, the US president was born in 1946. In 2007, the US president was born in 1946. In 2017, the US president was born in 1946. And next year in 2027? The US president will have been born in 1946. 195107123232
Reposted by John HendricksonJenna Laine @jennalaine.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Powerful words from KC Concepcion: “I wanna be a role model for those who may be scared to speak up, who may be afraid and not confident in yourself. … Don’t let a[n] outside person’s thoughts, opinions get in the way of you being great, of you achieving something in life.” ❤️ 0244
Reposted by John HendricksonLongreads @longreads.com · 02/03/2026"But Tom [Junod] doesn’t write; he excavates. He digs for people’s full, messy truth on the page. Who leaps at the opportunity to do that to those he cherishes most?" @johnhendrickson.bsky.social for Esquire www.esquire.com/entertainmen...esquire.comTom Junod Finally Reckons with What It Means to Be a ManIn a long list of classic stories, the legendary magazine writer helped teach readers what masculinity looks like in the 21st century. To write his first book, he had to confront the man who first tau... 041
John Hendrickson @johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Lindsey's substack is one of my favorites, what a thrill to pop up there this morning 110
Reposted by John HendricksonPaul Ford @ftrain.com · 18/02/2026NYT OpEd asked me to explain vibe coding to a general audience, and I took a swing. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The A.I. Disruption Is Actually Here, and It’s Not Terrible 3326050
Reposted by John HendricksonMax Rivlin-Nadler @maxrn.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Deliveristas ending their shift and about to head home over the Williamsburg Bridge, though the blizzard. One of them, Salvador,tells me he’s happy for the cutoff by the city. “This is more dangerous than last snowstorm, harder to move in,” he tells me in Spanish. 242192313
Reposted by John HendricksonMichael Kruse @michaelkruse.bsky.social · 21/02/2026“There’s a recognition of people’s pain that you don’t have unless you’ve been through some extraordinary pain yourself,” @bronwendickey.bsky.social tells @johnhendrickson.bsky.social about @tomjunod.bsky.social.esquire.comTom Junod Finally Reckons with What It Means to Be a ManIn a long list of classic stories, the legendary magazine writer helped teach readers what masculinity looks like in the 21st century. To write his first book, he had to confront the man who first tau... 042
Reposted by John HendricksonDrew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 20/02/2026New: A comedian set up a fake ICE tip line as a joke. Then 100 calls flooded in: neighbors ratting on neighbors, a teacher reporting a kindergartener. Fans say the viral TikToks revealed deportation's "banality of evil." Conservatives say he should be in prison wapo.st/4kM4qbFwapo.stA fake ICE tip line reveals neighbors reporting neighborsA Nashville comedian’s deportation hotline, set up as a joke, has gone viral among viewers who say it shows the “banality of evil personified” in the U.S. immigration crackdown. 26879592962
Reposted by John HendricksonNew York Magazine @nymag.com · 19/02/2026The doctor Jeremy Boal helped convince Governor Kathy Hochul to pass New York’s Medical Aid in Dying Act. He may be one of the first people to use it.nymag.comHow One Doctor Changed New York’s Right-to-Die LawJeremy Boal helped pass the bill. He may be one of the first people to use it. 031
John Hendrickson @johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 19/02/2026For @nymag.com, I drove upstate to meet Dr. Jeremy Boal, who is devoting his final time on earth to bringing nuance to the charged public debate around Medical Aid in Dying: nymag.com/intelligence...nymag.comHow One Doctor Changed New York’s Right-to-Die LawJeremy Boal helped pass the bill. He may be one of the first people to use it. 030
Reposted by John HendricksonBarry Yeoman @barryyeoman.com · 19/02/2026My friend @johnhendrickson.bsky.social has written an honest, beautiful Esquire profile of journalist Tom Junod, whom you might know for his stories about Mister Rogers or the 9/11 Falling Man. The article explores masculinity, secrets, and betrayal, and it's told with John's big open heart.esquire.comTom Junod Finally Reckons with What It Means to Be a ManIn a long list of classic stories, the legendary magazine writer helped teach readers what masculinity looks like in the 21st century. To write his first book, he had to confront the man who first tau... 074
Reposted by John HendricksonRay Padgett @raypadgett.bsky.social · 18/02/2026When I wanted to write my first book, Tom Junod kindly offered to provide a blurb for my proposal (he was a fan of my covers blog). I had no real public profile and have no doubt his stamp of approval helped me get it published. Never met the guy but will be forever grateful. Excited for his book. 191
John Hendrickson @johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Thanks Feed Me! www.esquire.com/entertainmen... 010
John Hendrickson @johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Mini-thread: A few months ago my old boss Michael Sebastian texted and asked if I’d be up for a rather meta freelance assignment: an Esquire profile of one of Esquire’s greatest profilers, Tom Junod. (1/3...) 120
Reposted by John HendricksonJames Poniewozik @poniewozik.bsky.social · 17/02/2026I wrote about the time Jesse Jackson brought the movement to Sesame Street. [giftie] www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/a...nytimes.comWhen Jesse Jackson Came to ‘Sesame Street’: ‘I Am! Somebody!’ 125961
Reposted by John HendricksonAdam Harris @adamhsays.com · 17/02/2026thinking about the conversation I had with Jesse Jackson in 2019: "The truth of slavery—that Africans subsidized America’s wealth—that truth will not go away. It’s buried right now, but as each generation becomes much more serious, it will be grappled with." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... 6954305
Reposted by John HendricksonRebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 12/02/2026"Arguing intelligence & adjacent traits are biologically determined served a clear function for Epstein, who treated women as subordinate. It’s equally unsurprising that the powerful people he cultivated might come up with a natural, objective explanation for their perch at the top of society"theatlantic.comThe Epstein Emails Show How the Powerful Talk About RaceThe files reveal the disgraced financier’s interest in “race science.” 1112368
Reposted by John HendricksonTim Murphy @timothypmurphy.bsky.social · 09/02/2026spent some time in Chicago, and also at a very nice library at Yale, trying to understand JB Pritzker www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comWhat being a billionaire scion taught JB Pritzker about standing up to oneFew national Democrats have pushed back as forcefully against Trump’s authoritarian crackdown. There’s a reason for that. 413645
Reposted by John HendricksonBridget Read @bridgetgillard.bsky.social · 09/02/2026My first cover story at @nymag.com! I went to Utah to figure out how everything got so Mormon: www.thecut.com/article/morm...thecut.comDo You Have a Moment to Talk About How Mormons Conquered Pop Culture?How the women of Utah blogged and posted their way into American hearts and wallets. 710020
Reposted by John Hendricksonpaul khruangbin (Dan Lehner) @danlehner.bsky.social · 06/02/2026the Spectator accidentally recycled a subhed from a previous day’s article about Tehran 10069811538
John Hendrickson @johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Met Sam as an intern at Esquire roughly a decade ago. He was so talented beyond his years then and that's even more true now. Any outlet would be lucky to have Sam and all the other Post journos on the market today 274
Reposted by John HendricksonJake Lahut @jakelahut.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Republicans who have known Nancy Mace for years are increasingly worried about her. But why is she like this? A number of scoops and new details here, including her recently departed campaign chief going on the record to call for her to leave electoral politics altogether: nymag.com/intelligence...nymag.comNancy Mace Is Not Okay“Something’s broken. The motherboard’s fried. We’re short-circuiting somewhere.” 25605129
Reposted by John HendricksonBradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 29/01/2026“Without Dan’s voice, Philly Mag wouldn’t be Philly Mag. And, I’d argue, Philadelphia wouldn’t quite be Philadelphia.” Dan’s editor here, Brian Howard, on what our friend meant to this magazine and, more importantly, this city.phillymag.comDan McQuade Got Philly Like No One ElseThe writer, who died Wednesday, was one of the most gifted chroniclers of the Philadelphia experience. 122257
John Hendrickson @johnhendrickson.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Man. RIP Dan McQuade. First met him as an intern at Philly Weekly. An effortlessly and endlessly funny dude. Fuck cancer 1110
Reposted by John HendricksonMike Hixenbaugh @mikehixenbaugh.com · 27/01/2026New video analysis from the Times: “A frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat.”nytimes.comVideo: New Video Analysis Reveals Flawed and Fatal Decisions in Shooting of PrettiA frame-by-frame assessment of actions by Alex Pretti and the two officers who fired 10 times shows how lethal force came to be used against a target who didn’t pose a threat. 32613
Reposted by John HendricksonAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... 261120183987
Reposted by John HendricksonNick Miroff @nickmiroff.bsky.social · 26/01/2026BREAKING Greg Bovino has been removed as Border Patrol "commander at large" and will return to El Centro Calif, where he is expected to retire soon. A stunning turnaround after Pretti killing. Bovino's traveling blue city crackdown is over www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...theatlantic.comGregory Bovino Gets DemotedThe Border Patrol chief was the public face of a traveling immigration crackdown on cities governed by Democrats. 1248103793147
Reposted by John HendricksonMaria Langholz @marialangholz.bsky.social · 26/01/2026pretty wild statement re: Republican Chris Madel drop from race for MN governor: "Saying he cannot support the national GOP's 'stated retribution on citizens of our state, nor can I count myself a member of a party that would do so." 19477742109